That’s right, this week we’re celebrating poetry! So for the poets among us, come share a favorite piece of yours with us at The Grove this week. And for the rest of us who break into a sweat at the thought of writing poetry, we’ll have some helpful hints to get you going. I’m actually quite looking forward to stretching myself with this one!
And if you’ve got thoughts still swirling on “Purpose,” come add to the amazing conversation that unfolded here.
Photo credit: Karen Huber
I spent three years in Asia, two years in China and then a year in Laos. The last thing I thought about was spending this year in the U.S. My life was suddenly put on hold as I started to have anxiety and panic attacks. I entered a program here in the U.S. for restoration and growth and stayed there for three months. During that time, God had shown me areas of deep hurt that all started from my childhood. As I began to heal, I started to write songs, which are poetry set to music. He has given me this gift and I would like to share this one with you.
I Have a Voice
I am free to be what God has made me to be
He holds my entire life-
Body, soul in His hands
Don’t have to listen to the bully of my past
Don’t have to do what he asks
No longer paralyzed by fear
Those anxious thoughts that appear in my mind
I let them go, I let them go
I have a choice to listen to the truth
Not the lies that Satan says to me
He is a liar and a thief
Seeking to destroy and to kill me
Jesus came to give me life
To give me joy abudantly
He gives me value and of worth
And He tells me that He loves me unconditionally
I choose life, I choose life
God gives me peace to trust in Him
To set my thoughts fixed on Him
He shows me how to live
To obey His Word and to give
Don’t have to listen to the bullies of my past
Don’t have to do what they ask
No longer paralyzed by fear
Those anxious thoughts that appear in my mind
I am free, I am free
I have a voice, I have a choice, I have peace, I am free
Oh Janis! This is so, so powerful. Can you share this over here at this link? https://velvetashes.com/the-grove-poetry/
That’s where we’re all sharing, and I don’t want people to miss out on this!
I haven’t taken this course, but it looks lovely and relevant, so thought I’d share it with the poetry community: http://www.gratefulness.org/a/e-courses.htm